Construction of Arterial Occlusive Disease Animal Model
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HEALTH SCI TECH TRANSFER CENT JAPAN HEALTH SCI FOUND
- Publication Date
- 2008-11-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Smart Images

Figure 1 
Figure 2 
Figure 3
Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method and a kit or a system for generating a model animal of an arterial occlusive disease, as well as an arterial embolus animal model obtained by the method or system. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a kit or a system for generating a non-human model animal of an arterial occlusive disease, as well as an arterial embolus animal model obtained by the method or system, characterized by occluding an artery at a specific site by ligating it or with an autologous blood clot.BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In the past, a number of models of heart diseases such as cardiac infarction has been used in medical studies, for example, of the circulatory system and in organ transplantation, or alternatively in the development of medicaments for circulatory system diseases. Recently, these models of heart diseases also have become utilized in studies on regenerative medicine.
[0003] Regarding conventional models of cardiac in...